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The article discusses the discovery of the 17th-century shipwreck of the Swedish warship "Vasa" near Stockholm, Sweden. The wooden ship was preserved in the Baltic Sea before being excavated in the 1960s. Archaeologist Fred Hocker leads the study of the ship at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, where a digital model of the ship was created using laser-surveying. Specific topics include the preservation of the ship, theories about the reason that the ship sank, and how Dutch and English shipbuilding styles were combined in the construction of the ship.

The article discusses the construction of a replica of a boat captained by Zheng He, a fifteenth-century Chinese explorer. The project is funded by the city of Nanjing and is being overseen by the Dragon Boat Development Company. Dragon Boat is using information from an excavation of the Nanjing shipyard where Zheng He's boats were constructed. The boat is scheduled to be finished in 2009 and will retrace one of the ancient fleet's routes. Biographical information on Zheng He is provided.

Cites the Santisima Trinidad as the finest example of 18th-century Spanish warships, or navio. Construction techniques; Superiority of materials available to Spanish shipbuilders; Ready availability of hardwood; Schematic reconstructions and cut-away views of the Santisima Trinidad; Canons and mortars; Rating of ships.

The article discusses historical aspects of the Bessie Ellen wooden sailing ship of Great Britain, as of December 2016. It states that the ship was built between 1901 and 1904 in Plymouth by shipwright called William Kelly and used to delivered cargo round the West Country and to Ireland, and mentions that after World War II engines replaced sails in shipbuilding. It notes experience of several early sailors of the ship.

The article discusses the construction of the ship "Sontiainen" by the Saskatchewan farmer and Finnish immigrant Damianus (Tom) Sukanen during the Great Depression. Topics, including the death of Sukanen in 1943 before his ship was completed and the efforts of the farmer Laurence "Moon" Mullin to complete the construction of Sukanen's ship, are discussed.

The article offers information on history of the Merchant Marine Act by the U.S. Congress on June 29, 1936, to create the U.S. Maritime Commission. Topics discussed include initiating a shipbuilding program and providing subsidies to ensure these ships would operate under the American flag; President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Joseph P. Kennedy to serve as the first chair of the commission; and also mentions the launch of Maritime Commission Hull No.1, a passenger ship.

Presents information on the building of a ironclad warship for the Confederate Union Navy, during the United States Civil War, highlighting the internment of two warships. Identification of the warships; Military problems faced by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, pertaining to the building of warships; How warships were built; Cost of a warship; The British proclamation on May 13, 1861 about the war.

Presents how the Canadian wartime automotive production sustained the Allied forces until the United States entered World War II. Canada's production when it declared war in 1939; Percentage of Allied armored cars produced by Canada; Major Canadian shipbuilding areas.

The article offers information on the history of the revolutionary war shipyard of Stephen Steward, a shipwright in Annapolis, Maryland. It highlights Stewart's efforts to construct ships for the defense of the Delaware River as ordered by the Annapolis Council of Safety during the American Revolution. In addition, Stewart's shipyard, which was called the Maryland State Colonial Shipyard, was attacked and burnt by British marines on March 31, 1781.

This article examines the historic village of Buckler's Hard in Hampshire, Great Britain. The village was constructed in the 18th century by the Duke of Montagu and features period cottages and guides in authentic costumes of the era. Buckler's Hard was a shipbuilding center and at one time made vessels for the Royal Navy.